Bollywood films and controversies go hand-in-hand. Many
films which are based on historic characters faced criticism before their
release. Despite a delay in its release, threats to life, vandalism attack on
directors, these films have gone through a lot of such things. Some of the films
which were opposed badly are listed below:
1. Prithviraj
Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar starrer film Prithviraj
has landed into another big controversy before its release. The teaser of the
movie was released last month and the film is all set to release on 21st January
2022. However, due to the increase in Covid cases, its release might get delayed.
Before its screening, the film has landed into a big
controversy. The Gujjars in Rajasthan have threatened to stop the screening of the Bollywood flick 'Prithviraj' starring Akshay Kumar if the movie continues using
the term 'Rajput' for Prithviraj Chauhan. The community claimed that Prithviraj
was from the Gujjar community and was not a Rajput.
The film teaser represents the heroic story about pride and
valour that gives goosebumps to the audience. The film stars Akshay Kumar
in the lead role of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan and Manushi Chhillar as his love
interest Sanyogita and is based on late poet Chand Bardai's epic Prithviraj
Raso. Other characters played by Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood are also
introduced in the teaser.
2. Padmavat
The film Padmavat, based on Rani Padmavati, was in
controversy due to many reasons. People from many states of the country
including Mewar had protested on the streets and demanded to ban the film. In
the song Ghoomar, Rani was shown dancing in front of men, to which there was a
lot of objection. The title of the film was also changed from Padmavati to
Padmavat.
3. Bajirao-Mastani
Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra starrer the film Bajirao-Mastani was in a lot of controversies after its release. Bajirao
was shown dancing in celebration after winning the war, which was objected to
by the descendants of the Peshwa.
4. Panipat
Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Sanjay Dutt starrer the film
Panipat had a lot of controversy for showing the wrong image of Raja
Surajmal. As the controversy escalated, the makers edited and trimmed many
scenes.
5. Jodha Akbar
There was a lot of controversy over the 2008 film
Jodha-Akbar. The people of the Rajput community protested against Jodha
being shown as Akbar's wife. He said that Jodha was never married to
Akbar. Many said that none of Akbar's 34 wives was named Jodha. On
the other hand, many people also claimed that Jodha was not Akbar's wife but
his mother-in-law.
6. Manikarnika
Kangana Ranaut played the lead role in the 2019 film
Manikarnika. Many facts were misrepresented in the film, on which a lot of
objections were raised. Many people said that Rani Laxmibai has been
insulted in the film.